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1. Dying of the Light (2014)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a devastating illness threatens to end Evan Lake's career in the C.I.A., he goes rogue to hunt down a terrorist who tortured him during a mission gone awry years ago.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irène Jacob
Votes: 11,549
2. Takva (2006)
96 min | Drama
A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question.
Director: Özer Kiziltan | Stars: Erkan Can, Meray Ülgen, Güven Kiraç, Öznur Kula
Votes: 13,695
3. The State Within (2006)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a plane explodes over Washington D.C. panic begins to envelop the British embassy, and its ambassador to the U.S. Mark Brydon finds himself caught up in a potentially damaging diplomatic incident.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Ben Daniels, Eva Birthistle, Neil Pearson
Votes: 2,444
4. Of Fathers and Sons (2017)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, War
Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
Director: Talal Derki | Stars: Tia Alkerdi, Yara Ibrahim, Abu Osama, Ayman Osama
Votes: 2,741 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Half Moon (2006)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he... See full summary »
Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Ismail Ghaffari, Allah-Morad Rashtian, Farzin Sabooni, Kambiz Arshi
Votes: 3,089 | Gross: $0.00M
6. Farewell to the Night (2019)
104 min | Drama
Muriel farms horses and owns an almond plantation. When her grandson comes to visit her for one last time before he leaves for Canada. She learns that he has dark secrets.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Kacey Mottet Klein, Oulaya Amamra, Stéphane Bak
Votes: 861
7. Heaven Will Wait (2016)
105 min | Drama
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 1,033
8. Na putu (2010)
100 min | Drama
From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amar finds a new job working with a community of Muslims. This affects his relationship with his girlfriend Luna as his beliefs begin to change.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Zrinka Cvitesic, Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
Votes: 2,078
9. Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks examines the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" where a group of armed Islamic terrorist with ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Dan Reed, Martin Boudot, Mathilde Queru
Votes: 246
10. Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, War
A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a children's refugee camp.
Director: Pirjo Honkasalo | Star: Pirkko Saisio
Votes: 704
11. Salman Rushdie: Death on a trail (2019 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
When The Satanic Verses were published in 1988, no one yet perceived the rise of Muslim fundamentalism or its consequences. Not even its author, who will live 30 years under the threat of a fatwa pronounced by Ayatollah Khomeini.
Director: William Karel | Stars: Salman Rushdie, Michel Papineschi, Beulah Borr, Gerd Wameling
Votes: 42
12. The Scarecrows (2019)
98 min | Drama
January 2014. Zina and Joe, around 20, return to Tunisia from the Syrian front where they were sequestrated and raped. Zina has been separated from her two-month-old child, and Joe, being ... See full summary »
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Nour Hajri, Joumene Limam, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Sondos Belhassen
Votes: 80
13. Holy Wars (2010)
84 min | Documentary
Take one Muslim advocate for global jihad and put him in a room with one conservative Christian on a mission to evangelize the world's Muslims. Which man will be left standing? Touching ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Khalid Kelly, Aaron D. Taylor, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad Fostok, Sam Harris
Votes: 166
14. Bab El Oued City (1994)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abidou, Mabrouk Ait Amara
Votes: 221
15. Gods of Molenbeek (2019)
73 min | Documentary
The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, but for six-year-old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home. Here, they listen ... See full summary »
Director: Reetta Huhtanen | Stars: Aatos Flores, Amine Mohamed Bennaa, Flo Charlier, Saimi Flores
Votes: 250
16. Parviz Sabeti (2023)
120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Parviz Sabeti's documentary is a narrative of the important political and security events of Iran until the 1979 revolution in the words of one of the highest security officials of the imperial government of Iran.
Star: Parviz Sabeti
Votes: 25
17. Habi, la extranjera (2013)
92 min | Drama
Analia, 20-year-old woman from provincial Argentina who arrives in Buenos Aires on a delivery errand. But instead of heading home as planned, she extends her stay following a chance encounter with the city's Muslim community.
Director: María Florencia Álvarez | Stars: Martina Juncadella, Martín Slipak, Lucía Alfonsín, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Votes: 99
18. Je Suis Charlie (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
On January 7th, 2015, the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was the first target in a series of deadly terrorist attacks. This new documentary pays tribute to the victims and explores the resulting aftermath of a changed nation.
Directors: Daniel Leconte, Emmanuel Leconte | Stars: Elisabeth Badinter, Gérard Biard, Marisa Bret, Cabu
Votes: 296
19. C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary
When twelve cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad were published by Denmark's largest newspaper in 2005, European muslim groups denounced the cartoons as insulting and sacrilegious. To ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Leconte | Stars: Elisabeth Badinter, François Bayrou, Christophe Bigot, Cabu
Votes: 234
20. Banned from the United Kingdom: Brittany Pettibone and Martin Sellner (2018 Video)
31 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
21. Limen [Omission] (2012)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
2005, year of the death of John Paul II. Luca Bianco is a Christian fundamentalist, obsessed by Islam and by an extremely racist view of Christianity. He spends his time in the study of the... See full summary »
Director: Emiliano Dante | Stars: Fabrizio Croci, Francesca Zavaglia, Roberto Lattanzio, Danil Aceto
Votes: 15
22. Safia et Sarah (2004)
18 min | Short
Director: Caroline Fourest | Stars: Juliet Gavison, Mathilde Pauthiers, Catherine Giron, Jeanne Talbot
Votes: 13
24. The Bridge (V) (2007)
60 min
A documentary that intents to bridge American audiences with Middle East audiences.
Director: Tami Alpert | Star: Spirit
25. Brothers and Others (2003)
54 min | Documentary
The atrocities witnessed by the world on September 11th were hateful acts committed by terrorists who chose to view their victims not as people but as symbols of a perceived evil they could... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Rossier | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Ghazzy Khankan, Lamar Smith, Tom Tancredo
Votes: 9
26.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Das Königreich
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
In the 1960s, Afghanistan was divided between a westernised elite and a traditional, largely poor majority of the population. A communist revolution set these contradictions on fire.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Homayun Assefi, Sima Samar
Votes: 50
27.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Die Sowjetarmee
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
In 1979, the Soviet army entered Afghanistan. In response, the Afghans called for Jihad against the godless invaders. The "Soviet Vietnam" began.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Ruslan Aushev, Sima Samar
Votes: 41
28.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Mudjahedin und Taliban
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
The Soviet army left Afghanistan, but the war continued between Mujahideen commanders. The country fell into chaos, until a new force emerged: the Taliban.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Ghulam Dastgir, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 43
29.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (1)
(2023)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in the Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Jason Dempsey, Abdul Salam Zaeef, Marc Grossman
Votes: 53
30.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (2)
(2023)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
An investigation into how America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory, with a focus on missteps and consequences.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Douglas Lute, David Petraeus, Joey Keller
Votes: 43
31.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (3)
(2023)
TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year war in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of one-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Munisa Mubariz, Roya Rahmani, Steve Coll
Votes: 41
32.
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode:
Programme 6
(1998)
49 min | Documentary, History, War
1992-98. The historic peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in 1993.
Director: David Ash | Stars: Ahmed Qurei, Yair Hirschfeld, Terje Rød-Larsen, Mahmoud Abbas
33.
New Discourses (2020– )
The Current Thing Did Not Take Place
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Star: James Lindsay
34.
Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Episode:
Sharon
(2005)
58 min | Documentary, History, War
How the war in Iraq forced President Bush to court Arab allies.
Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Alistair Crooke, Mohammed Abu Hamid, Nabil Shaath
35.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Freedom's Greatest Enemy
(2017 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Football players dishonor the flag. Andrew finds Steve Bannon's "60 Minutes" interview fascinating. Michael Knowles guests to talk about the culture, including Jennifer Lawrence, Stephen Colbert, and more.
Stars: Andrew Klavan, Michael J. Knowles, Charlie Rose, Steve Bannon
36.
Regressive News (2016– )
Episode:
Episode dated 5 April 2016
(2016)
Talk-Show
Dave's topics include headscarves on flight attendants, offensive hairstyles, and Hillary Clinton's opinion on the rights of the unborn.
Star: Dave Cullen